Results 2,081-2,100 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate the case and provide the reason for the refusal of an application for a visitors visa to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7836/07]

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on the Bill which the Labour Party does not oppose. However, while we welcome a number of elements in it, there is much scope for amendment on Committee Stage. Consumer protection has never been more important than is currently the case. This week in the UK, for instance, banks have conceded defeat in the face of an organised campaign by...

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: The supermarkets have benefited.

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Irish banks get away with murder. The average cost of a credit card is €105 whereas the average across Europe is €65, indicating a significant mark up here. The cost of taking out a loan here is almost twice the EU average while Irish consumers pay €100 for current accounts. These costs are often not obvious to the consumer as he or she buys into various financial packages. The...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (27 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to ensure that the housing and care of animals and invertebrates used in scientific procedures conforms with the highest evidence based animal welfare standards; the number of inspection visits of establishments which use animals and invertebrates in scientific procedures that have been carried out with a view...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will act on his commitment given during the passing of the Road Traffic Act, 2006, to bring forward a further Road Traffic Bill by the end of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6561/07]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority to address the ongoing deficiencies in relation to the labelling of beef at the catering level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6705/07]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if Ireland voted in favour of the proposed directive on processed cereal based foods and baby foods for infants and young children at the meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health Nutrition Section meeting on 26 and 27 October 2006; and if she will explain Ireland's position on this issue. [6706/07]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself that there are sufficient inspectors to deal with the level of inspection required to monitor the beef labelling regulations at catering level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6707/07]

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timetable within which negotiations on the Economic Partnership Arrangements are taking place; when these negotiations will be completed; his view of the interpretation that these negotiations and the Economic Partnership Arrangements offer a real opportunity to developing countries to assess the impact of liberalisation of their...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for patients to be transferred to Beaumont Hospital, neurosurgical department, following requests from other hospitals; if her attention has been drawn to the lack of beds in Beaumont to accommodate seriously ill patients who have been recommended for transfer to this specialist unit by other specialists; and if she...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason, further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 13 February 2007, commissioning research on Irish consumers' interpretations of GDA labelling compared with traffic light food labelling would not help her Department play a properly informed role in the development of a consumer friendly EU wide approach to nutrition labelling;...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the EU Transport Regulations, which were due to come into force on the 5 January, 2007; if these regulations entered into force here; the specific requirements contained within them which relate to the transport of greyhounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6029/07]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 555: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of international obligations to reduce Ireland's carbon footprint, his attention has been drawn to recent UK government funded research into the food miles issue; his plans to commission similar research on the Irish aspects of the issue; if he will invite the Department of Agriculture and Food...

Written Answers — Greyhound Racing Industry: Greyhound Racing Industry (15 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to a recent warning from a veterinary inspector with the Department of Agriculture and Food that there is increasing evidence of illegally imported animal remedies for greyhounds and racehorses that are not authorised for use here; if he has had discussions with the Department of Agriculture and Food...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in need of long-term care who have been moved directly from a Dublin hospital (details supplied) to care homes outside the county of Dublin during each of the past 12 months; the number of those moved who are incapable of expressing consent or withholding consent to medical procedures and operations under the...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (14 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the energy package outlined in the national development plan; the details regarding the way the €8.5 billion will be allocated between 2007 and 2013; the amount that has been set aside for eradicating fuel poverty under the new NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5270/07]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (14 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the status of the national bio-energy action plan to establish targets to promote greater use of biomass and biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3743/07]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will add new subjects for leaving certificate examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5102/07]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will introduce leaving certificate curricular changes to commence in the 2007 to 2008 academic year; when curriculum reform will take place in relation to the teaching and examination of languages and mathematics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5101/07]